##pace length of 80 – 85 millimetres ( 3 @ . @ 1 – 3 @ . @ 3 in ) , whereas males mature at a slightly smaller size . mating typically occurs in summer between a recently mo ##ult ##ed female , whose shell is therefore soft , and a hard @ - @ shell ##ed male . the female carries the eggs for up to 12 months , depending on the temperature , attached to her pl ##eo ##pods . females carrying eggs are said to be " be ##rrie ##d " and can be found throughout the year . the eggs hatch at night , and the larvae swim to the water surface where they drift with the ocean currents , prey ##ing on
##pace length of 80 – 85 millimetres ( 3 @. @ 1 – 3 @. @ 3 in ), whereas males mature at a slightly smaller size. mating typically occurs in summer between a recently moulted female, whose shell is therefore soft, and a hard @ - @ shelled male. the female carries the eggs for up to 12 months, depending on the temperature, attached to her pleopods. females carrying eggs are said to be " berried " and can be found throughout the year. the eggs hatch at night, and the larvae swim to the water surface where they drift with the ocean currents, preying on